Northernlion Plays Dicey Dungeons For A Bit: Witchy [48/?]

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About this game:
Become a giant walking dice and battle to the end of an ever-changing dungeon! Can you escape the cruel whims of Lady Luck?
In this new fast-paced deckbuilding roguelike from Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon, VVVVVV), Chipzel, and Marlowe Dobbe, you'll fight monsters, find better loot, and level up your heroes as you work together to take down the Goddess of Fortune, Lady Luck herself. Balance your carefully planned strategies against the unknown of a dice roll.

[@Joe_Molotov]

I fell down the stairs and gladioli on me

[@alaskansalmon8666]

David Garrett highlight of my night

[@liammorris9372]

David Garrett I don’t get it, what is the joke?

[@thesphnx6836]

@@liammorris9372 it was a NLSS quiplash that Malf wrote "I feel down the stairs and ravioli on me"

[@crimsonwolf6866]

@@thesphnx6836 Not Quiplash, but it was Malf writing a fact about himself in another Jackbox game.

[@broken6656]

This is what I came to the comments to see.

[@xRMRxRevolt989]

NL my dude when curse gives your opponent your dice you can still use them.

[@UM96lol]

*wait, that's illegal*

[@jackeea_]

(absolutely a bug and getting patched out though)

[@htown11465]

I am sure this has happened on a previous episode and he already knows this.... I use the term "know" loosely.

[@mrhollw00d83]

Now for the truly dark times of witch and inventor high eps.

[@TheWorldBelowDnD]

I honestly really like the witch, but Inventor is extremely blegh

[@A1phaz0ne]

@@TheWorldBelowDnD Inventor is one of the best classes in the game. Gadgets are absurdly broken.

[@layluubelle]

why does everyone hate the inventor, she is a cutie and a lot of fun with her unique playstyle :c

[@masterv2041]

@@TheWorldBelowDnD I wiped the floor with inventor stage 6, he's SO broken if you save equipment for certain fights

[@grapesoftime]

The inventor is just Missingno in Isaac, but the witch is just..... garbage

[@WollyChaps]

Me: "Oh, NL has lethal" *two hours later Egg: "Oh, you're dead brother"

[@fluffybearv2377]

The more prepared slots you get on the witch, the less it feels like you are playing the witch

[@Teal_.]

@Brick Studios ha

[@TwistedAttitudes]

NL was on the brink of excellence, i think he just kept getting lost in the vise grip sauce (I.e. in a turn he wouldn't cycle any spells through the upgraded slot because he wanted to keep vise grip there)

[@Mantosasto]

"Think this would give us three zeros?" *Narrator voice* And it did.

[@SamuraiFoochs]

"This game would be better if it was less diverse and shorter and also had less to do." -Literally NL I mean I sort of get what he means on some level but still, bruh...

[@Logetastic]

He's just dumb. The entire reason he hates Inventor is because he can't contemplate the concept of having to constantly adapt new strategies on the fly.

[@isingra]

@@Logetastic it takes NL 3 Acts of Spire to decide his deck-archetype and you want him to short term strategize?

[@alexjones4219]

Real bruh moment

[@niallmccoy4809]

@@Logetastic I mean I dont like that, it's just not a fun play style for some people. But wanting it removed is dumb lmao

[@ThatOneGuy8305]

One of the problems I see you having with the Witch is having too much low-value equipment. You're at your best when you can combo damage, but when you have four utility spells and two damage spells you just can't do that. You need to invert that number - drop vice grip and fruit bowl/daffodil for damage. That way you don't constantly need to push for specific dice to deal damage and instead can get a steady 10-20 damage a turn and 20-40 with crystal ball.

[@cppilgram]

*NL with a 4/1 in his hand and Cold Snap on 4* We really want Cold Snap this turn, but I'm gonna use Vise Grip to get three 3s and then make another Vice Grip. *Finishes fight with 3hp and dies in the next battle* Oh NL...

[@jatelitherius9842]

Ah, a 1, 6, & 4, exactly what you need to gain mana, get a cold snap out, & play the cold snap.... & instead you put out a vice grip & throw some dice. Nice egg (9:26)

[@VictouffeVideos]

He even says that he wants to make cold snap works this turn...

[@jacksonmorley6998]

It hurts

[@theonetheonly6168]

Try grabbing the dice from the top of the screen

[@tracyh5751]

Great attempt, NL! I think we can all see that ep 5 of the witch is a lot more fun than some of her other episodes. I'm sure you'll get this episode completed in the next few eps.

[@Ulgroth]

"do you think this will return three zeros" NL.....i cant even right now.

[@tracyh5751]

You know we all tried it. (I did at least)

[@Ulgroth]

@@tracyh5751 there is no zero die...why would I try that thou

[@Htown1738]

Lol they 0 part was prolly joke, I definitely wouldn't have been surprised if it returned 3 1die tho

[@HeNrYTG50]

@@Ulgroth Because it's a game with weird dice interactions, and it's fun to experiment. Like how you can steal enemies' dice if they gain them on your turn.

[@justsomeone7961]

@@HeNrYTG50 "return 2 time the difference between the dice" , if there is 0 difference between the dice , it will very very very obviously do absolutly nothing, it doesn't take a genius to figure this out.

[@swudurshchurf2386]

By floor 5 of every Spire run, he's asking himself, "what's our win condition in this deck? What do our turns look like?" While this is certainly distilled down a lot from the complexity of Spire, there's as much objectivity in regards to how you play your turns here, and what you build your runs on. He just seems to get a bit too stuck on one thing here, and ends up running with it for the whole game. That said, these upper episodes do get a bit complicated. Not too bad, though.

[@shanadir]

How can nl like cauldron so much with normal witch yet never use mirror cauldron? Upgraded mirror cauldron seems like easy wins with the witch's damage output

[@tappy8741]

An effect like +1 dice per fight is a common noob trap in some games so he's big-braining that it's a noob trap in this game. It's not.

[@Markm8]

Dude that crystal was the dumbest enemy I’ve ever seen

[@americantoastman7296]

Dont you dare attack my main girl Crystallina!!

[@haydenstephens8053]

NL you are focusing way too much on utility, you should have decided *between* Fruit Bowl and Vice Grip for dice cheesing, and then gone for more damage. I personally would have stuck with Fruit Bowl for more raw dice

[@freet6955]

Remember Children of Morta

[@matchboxp]

If anything that gives you dice gets cursed it doesn't actually give your dice to the enemy. You can just drag and use them from the top.

[@chazwwe]

9:10 'we need to figure out how to make cold snap work' Yes. 6, 4 for cold snap, then 1. ... Nope okay.

[@callumvlex7059]

I totally understand your dislike of the witch, but she's my favourite character by a mile. I struggle with the Jester, so I guess you and I are just opposites ^.-

[@zerkaroma152]

Thanks for the company

[@joshuawentworth7426]

NL please remember to change what your starting equipment is on the witch

[@robertotrittico4388]

"you saw me trying to cheat the system" got me good

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

Watching NL while camping, it's nice to have egg for dinner

[@ZackLivestone]

thank you for these videos NL they are fun and I appreciate them

[@TheMepwep]

I would say Dicey Dungeons is rivaling my love for your Issac. Compared to Issac, Dicey is fast paced, colorful, and thought provoking. I love Issac but man this is such a good game to watch.

[@thebusinessgoat]

I watch Dicey Dungeons for the gameplay and watch Isaac to hear Egg Daddy"s monologues

[@cookirox]

38.00 Yo bruh learn to math, you didn’t need to use crystal ball at all

[@Mrpear234]

Focused and happy with good number throwing around gameplay, keep it up.

[@lucianobarletta8283]

Love it when mah boi uploads at the same time each time

[@xidane]

will he ever notice vice grip+ is just using 3 dice to get 3 dice of lower value...

[@tracyh5751]

the witch cares more about dice parity than highs and lows.

[@xidane]

@@tracyh5751 are you sure he is not doing that because he think he can get more dice.

[@EmperorZ19]

Once it's prepped it's 3 dice for 2. It's only dice-neutral on its first turn. NL does overvalue it though

[@AzureVengence2788]

You really should have gotten Inventor and Witch out of the way before you completed your favorite characters. Now you only have pain to look forward to.

[@TheRealPunkachu]

The final episode is lit tho.

[@A1phaz0ne]

Inventor is among the best characters in the game though. NL is just not thinking right.

[@TheRealPunkachu]

@@A1phaz0ne I think he just doesn't enjoy playing as the inventor. Which is pretty justified, it's just a less fun warrior imo.

[@Marzipaniv]

The Witch is just get more dice and deal damage. Take prepared slots and start with the +dice spell and win. Ignore mana.

[@strifera]

NL disrespecting dice gain is a persistent theme of this series. Literally every Witch episode.

[@Phantomized_LP]

The witch is a white mage in disguise. Get healing/lifesteal spells and buff yourself with Mirror Cauldron to see yourself become pretty much invincible.

[@autumnhardwick8578]

the witch is p over complicated and maybe not perfectly balanced but you're blowing inventor way out of proportion, shes fine

[@A1phaz0ne]

Inventor is more than fine, even. Inventor is literally one of the best in the game lol. I don't know why NL is refusing to see how absurdly broken gadgets can be. He's stuck in the mindset of "What's the worse item I can lose?" instead of "What item/gadget do I want for the boss this run? Okay, I want X and Y, so I'll save those till the final floor".

[@willhouston4487]

Gladioli Gladioli, give me the formuoli.

[@WeatherManToBe]

Please slow down like 10%. Let your brain catch up egglord.

[@Ulgroth]

lets see how long till he quits

[@stellavender3351]

Isn't there maybe a possible infinite combo with upgraded Fruit Bowl? Don't know since I don't play the game, but it seems kind of doable.

[@austinvanderveer213]

Crystallina doesn't want any HP I guess. Two 4s, two heal for 4s, and she passes turn. Also, does a slot flash for a second if it's cursed? It seems to

[@tappy8741]

He should go for more prepared slots and less upgraded slots, less decisions to make so less chance he'll screw up.

[@BeigeSocks]

Just use all your ones on fruitbowl, it goves ya 2 extra dice which means mkre dice

[@markbeck449]

I got a fever, and the only prescription is more dicey.

[@Ulgroth]

10:46 "thanks for the mana, thanks for the mana, thanks for the mana" i wonder if NL ever realizes when cards say "on a 6 get 2 mana" and he inserts not a 6 that hes not getting mana and he sounds dumb.

[@VictouffeVideos]

especially because instead of getting mana he never uses, he could use teh 3 to get a vise grip. put the 6 and 2 into it to get a 4, and then generate a lot of cold snap

[@RubieKanary]

He's talking to his imaginary friend who's giving him imaginary mana

[@ButNotMyWife]

Actually the only person who sounds dumb here are people like you leaving 3 comments complaining about NL’s minor mistakes

[@Ulgroth]

@@ButNotMyWife I'd suggest you look up the definition of dumb then. You might actually qualify.

[@magpiejames1440]

It doesn't matter what the card says. He doesn't read them anyway.

[@NathanNathanNathan]

Too many misplays for me to count

[@NathanNathanNathan]

Ok maybe just this one 30:15 he would rather do 1 damage than get an extra die for the rest of combat

[@Wafflez13damnit]

Egg boi got me ripping my hair out this episode.

[@litapd311]

@@NathanNathanNathan how does that work? the 4 gets him another upgraded mirror cauldron, but he can't use the 3 in it anyways and he can't daffodil the 3. if you meant he should just keep it out for next turn - i agree. Edit: I see he could get 1 Mana from daffodil. how does that get him more dice?

[@NathanNathanNathan]

@@litapd311 You know what, I saw that it only does +1 die on evens, my bad, and it's min 4 too

[@widders1]

Has taken me this long to notice but when an it is cursed right at the beginning of your turn just as the cards finish sliding in, it has a glint effect. Can see it on daffodil constantly in the crystallins fight at 34:36

[@MagicMAUs33]

I believe that's just the getting one mana effect activating

[@widders1]

@@MagicMAUs33 damn, I think you're right, that would be a bit too easy to dodge curses

[@Woodledude]

@@widders1 I didn't understand it at first, but I believe Curse activates at random, instead of on a specific card. You can use Katana twice with curse, and the third use curse will trigger. As an example.

[@Cgreen123]

Wow NL doesn’t like the two female characters, what a misogynist. (This is a joke btw.)

[@alexjones4219]

Yikes (This is joke btw)

[@andrewgoehring9108]

also are they really female, or just feminine non gendered DICE?

[@Cgreen123]

Andrew Goehring they were humans before they were dice, so yeah, they’re def female and male.

[@TheRealPunkachu]

I actually really enjoy playing as the witch; the mechanics are very fun. But she really should get extra dice when leveling up, she barely gets stronger over the course of the game, and is considerably weaker than the other characters. As for inventor, she's arguably overpowered, but I really don't like the breakable equipment, and I don't think it's very fun.

[@EmperorZ19]

I'm right there with you. Witch is fun but weak. Inventor is pretty strong but unfun

[@alexanderwales7870]

Thanks for skipping Witch 4, I really didn't want to see you bashing your head against it for too long (like I did).

[@azelo00]

Hard=Boo

[@darthmichaelus6104]

forsenHead

[@stephybloops]

Zany outdated Acquiesce overrated long have we waited SPICED ACTIVATED

[@cpeterso]

Misplays are fated

[@reberaw]

Could you do one episode 4 between every other episode?

[@rumocrytuf72]

I don't think 48 videos in a series counts as a "Bit".

[@penguindrummer252]

Relative to 4 billion videos worth of isaac content, I'm pretty sure almost anything can be considered "a bit"

[@servantofcygnus]

NL with the unironic argument that less content would be better

[@WuxianTec]

After much consideration I think that Dicey Dungeons is not a good game for NL. "Completing" the game is his way of ending the series, he does not like 2 of the characters, the witch being the one that requires most consideration for possible actions which is definitely not his strong suit. It's absolutely contrary to his usual "just play quick so the video doesn't go on for too long" mentality.

[@andrewmcreynolds3692]

Why does he hate the inventor when some of his coolest runs involve the inventor?

[@DrSnap23]

I know the witch is the hardest character by far, but man you played so poorly dude

[@TheMasterMakarov]

Honestly i hate the witch too all my wins are prepared slots + 2 dice damage spell basicly just playing as the warrior

[@penguindrummer252]

Did anyone in the comments watch melee top8 just earlier

[@litapd311]

hell yea brother i haven't watched melee in so long but on the subreddit i saw posts about melee top 8 and the return of m2k so i watched a few games. what a crazy tournament

[@penguindrummer252]

@@litapd311 You picked one hell of a time to give it another look man. Last couple of months have been pretty rough for people who're not into hbox but yesterday was actually just incredible.

[@sachez123]

L

[@tappy8741]

I think NL would be less of a moaning egg if he got good. Yes some of the episode 4's are borderline unfair, but the witch and inventor are not that hard to pilot. Either get good, stop your moaning or stop the series.

[@EmperorZ19]

I like the Witch's spellbook mechanics, but she isn't very rewarding. I think she's just kind of weak and could use a buff

[@schusarge7521]

I'm not good at this game so the game is trash -NL probably

[@Biomechanic2010]

Christ, NL, go play cookie clicker if that's what you're into

[@KindaPointless]

You killed your channel by stopping Mario low key

[@Zebo12345678]

...what?

[@ninjacell2999]

"career suicide"